Meaning

noun a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River

noun an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands

noun an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands

originFrom Portuguese Madeira, from Portuguese madeira (“wood”), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matter.

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